Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

BIOLOGY 0610/12
Paper 1 Multiple Choice (Core) May/June 2016
45 minutes
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1 Some yeast, sugar and water are mixed in a test-tube. The diagrams show the test-tube at the
start and after one hour.

bubbles
of gas
yeast, sugar
and water

at start after one hour

Which process causes this change?

A growth
B reproduction
C respiration
D sensitivity

2 A rat has the scientific name Rattus rattus.

What do the two parts of this name refer to?

A genus and species

B kingdom and genus
C kingdom and species
D variety and genus

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3 The diagram shows a bird that lives near rivers.

Use the key to identify the bird shown in the diagram.

1 toes joined by a flap of skin ........................... go to 2

toes separate ................................................. A heron
2 beak as long or longer than the head ............ go to 3
beak not as long as the head ........................ B little grebe
3 top of head black ........................................... C avocet
top of head white ........................................... D mute swan

4 In a plant, what is formed by a group of xylem vessels?

A a cell
B a tissue
C an organ
D an organ system

5 The diagram shows a palisade mesophyll cell.

Which structure is not found in an animal cell?

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6 Which statement is correct for phloem but not for xylem?

A It carries mineral ions.

B It carries starch.
C It carries sucrose.
D It is no longer living.

7 Why does oxygen diffuse into the blood from an alveolus in the lungs?

A The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is greater than the carbon dioxide concentration in
the blood.
B The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is greater than in the blood.
C The oxygen concentration in the blood is greater than in the alveolus.
D The oxygen concentration in the blood is greater than the carbon dioxide concentration in the
alveolus.

8 The diagram shows water and sugar molecules on either side of a partially permeable
membrane.

partially permeable membrane

key
sugar molecule
X Y
water molecule

What happens during osmosis?

A More sugar molecules pass through the membrane from X to Y than from Y to X.
B More sugar molecules pass through the membrane from Y to X than from X to Y.
C More water molecules pass through the membrane from X to Y than from Y to X.
D More water molecules pass through the membrane from Y to X than from X to Y.

9 Small molecules are used as the basic units in the synthesis of large food molecules.

Which statement is correct?

A Amino acids are basic units of carbohydrates.

B Fatty acids are basic units of glycogen.
C Glycerol is a basic unit of oils.
D Simple sugar is a basic unit of protein.

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10 When a substance is added to meat, amino acids are produced.

What is this substance?

A a hormone
B an enzyme
C an oil
D water

11 Which graph shows the effect of temperature on the activity of an enzyme?

A B

enzyme enzyme
activity activity

0 50 100 0 50 100
temperature / °C temperature / °C

C D

enzyme enzyme
activity activity

0 50 100 0 50 100
temperature / °C temperature / °C

12 Which two substances are the products of photosynthesis?

A carbon dioxide and glucose

B carbon dioxide and water
C oxygen and carbon dioxide
D oxygen and glucose

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13 In a photosynthesis experiment, a plant is left in bright sunlight for several hours. A leaf is then
removed from the plant and tested for starch, using iodine solution.

The diagram shows the leaf from the plant that was used in the experiment.

white area

green area

Which diagram shows the result of the experiment?

A B C D
key
iodine solution
turns blue / black
iodine solution
stays brown

14 Which type of food is not digested before being absorbed by the body?

A carbohydrate
B fat
C protein
D water

15 The bacterium Salmonella enterica can cause severe food poisoning and the lining of the
alimentary canal may be damaged. In these cases absorption of digested food products cannot
easily take place.

Which region of the alimentary canal is most affected?

A colon
B ileum
C oesophagus
D stomach

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16 The diagram shows some of the organs of the human body.

P
S
Q

In which organs does the digestion of proteins take place?

A P and Q B P and R C Q and R D Q and S

17 The diagram shows a potted plant and the same plant 24 hours later.

24 hours

What causes the change in the appearance of the plant?

A Water loss is greater than water uptake.

B Water moves from the leaves to the stem.
C Water uptake is equal to water loss.
D Water uptake is greater than water loss.

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18 Which graph shows most clearly what will happen to the rate of transpiration as humidity
increases?

A B

rate of rate of
transpiration transpiration

humidity humidity

C D

rate of rate of
transpiration transpiration

humidity humidity

19 The diagram shows the human heart and some of the blood vessels connected to it.

W Z

Before blood in W reaches Z it must

A gain glucose.
B give up heat to the skin.
C pass through capillaries.
D travel to the head.

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20 Which substances are dissolved in human blood plasma?

A carbon dioxide, haemoglobin and glucose

B carbon dioxide, oxygen and haemoglobin
C glucose, hormones and urea
D oxygen, urea and starch

21 What are the approximate percentages of oxygen and carbon dioxide in atmospheric air?

carbon dioxide
oxygen / %
/%

A 16 4.00
B 16 8.00
C 20 0.04
D 20 4.00

22 Which route is taken by air passing from the lungs of a human to the atmosphere?

A alveolus → bronchus → trachea

B alveolus → trachea → bronchus

C bronchus → alveolus → trachea

D trachea → alveolus → bronchus

23 During aerobic respiration glucose is broken down.

What is released in this process?

carbon
energy water
dioxide

A



B


C


D 

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24 Which processes depend on the action of enzymes?

1 digestion

2 osmosis

3 respiration

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 1 only D 2 and 3

25 Which diet will cause the liver to produce the most urea?

A high carbohydrate, low fat

B high fat, high fibre
C high fat, low protein
D high protein, low carbohydrate

26 The diagram represents a simple reflex arc.

spinal cord
P

finger
Q muscle
pin

What is the sequence of nerve cells through which an impulse passes during a reflex action?

first last

A P Q R
B Q R P
C Q P R
D R P Q

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27 The diagram shows a section through an eye.

Which structure controls how much light enters the pupil?

D
C

28 What are the effects of adrenaline?

breathing rate pulse rate

A decreased decreased
B increased increased
C increased no effect
D no effect increased

29 Which organ breaks down heroin and alcohol?

A bladder
B brain
C kidney
D liver

30 In which conditions will seeds germinate most quickly?

A dry and cold

B dry and warm
C wet and cold
D wet and warm

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31 What are the characteristics of asexual reproduction?

fusion of genetic variety

gamete nuclei in the offspring

A


B

C 

D  

32 The diagram represents processes in sexual reproduction.

cells in R
reproductive gametes
organs
zygote cells of
Q
embryo

Which processes are represented by stages Q and R?

Q R

A meiosis meiosis
B meiosis mitosis
C mitosis meiosis
D mitosis mitosis

33 Which name is given to the observable features of an organism?

A alleles
B genes
C genotype
D phenotype

34 Which structure will be found in the nucleus of a body cell in a woman?

A X allele
B X chromosome
C Y allele
D Y chromosome

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35 What is a mutation?

A a change in a gene or chromosome

B a condition caused by a dominant allele
C a process used in genetic engineering
D a type of continuous variation

36 In the food chain below, the population of snakes is halved owing to a viral disease.

grass → locusts → snakes → eagles

What effect does this have on the other members of the food chain?

grass locusts eagles

A decrease increase decrease

B decrease increase increase
C increase decrease decrease
D increase increase decrease

37 Which is an example of a population?

A all the animals and plants living in a pond

B all the mahogany trees growing in a forest
C all the people born in a country over a period of 100 years
D all the species of animals in Africa

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38 The diagram represents the carbon cycle.

carbon dioxide
in air

decomposing
animals material fossil fuels
in soil

green plants

Which process is represented by arrow X?

A combustion
B feeding
C photosynthesis
D respiration

39 A gene for insulin is taken from a human cell and placed in a bacterium.

The bacterium can then make human insulin.

What is this process called?

A artificial selection
B genetic engineering
C heterozygous inheritance
D natural selection

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40 The diagram shows the positions of four farms and the concentrations of nitrate at different points
in a river.

Which farm is likely to have been using too much fertiliser on its land?

farm C

direction
of flow
farm A

farm D

farm B
direction
of flow

60

40
nitrate
concentration
/ ppm
20

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